M. jubata
The giant anteater is the largest mammal among all anteaters. It inhabits Central and South America, has a long snout, and feeds on ants and termites.
The giant anteater differs from other anteaters in its large size, very long snout, and powerful claws. It is important for nature because it controls the population of ants and termites in ecosystems.
Tears open termite mounds and anthills with clawed front paws and collects insects with a long tongue.
meadows, prairies, forb glades on land
homogamy, reproduction always with fertilization, no alternation of generations
Worker
Tail size
birth time
Heavy rains in summer
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
Tongue size
m
Map
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
live ants of all castes and sizes
days
South and Central America, hot and humid, huge forests
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
very heavy rains in summer, almost no precipitation in winter
adult
Maturity
Refrigerator
South and Central America, hot and humid, huge forests
insects
About health
Warm or hot summer and rains
milk
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
tropical forest
Repro interval
results
land coast flooded by tides — salt marshes, littoral zone
Front claws size
Colors
Sex
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
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hot, rains in summer, little precipitation in winter
little precipitation in winter, more in summer
Trophic type
Filters
ants
always hot and humid, huge trees and vines
Upcoming birthdays
eggs, roe or offspring develop in a nest built on the ground or close to it
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
tongue
nest on the ground
young are born live on land, not hatched from eggs or roe
Age (juvenile)
Age (from birth to death)
Hot, little precipitation in winter
Age (embryo)
most of Europe and Asia, various forests, steppes and tundra
Wanderers
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
Lifespan average
nest located directly on the ground surface on land, only the mother provides parental care for the offspring
in a terrestrial nest
live birth
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
hot, there is a dry season, trees shed their leaves
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
termites
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
hot, uneven rains, lots of grass and trees
Front claws count
Pets
Tropical dry broadleaf forest
{name} jubilee
paw
cm
Old-timers
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turns
Rascals
terrestrial forest
terrestrial herbaceous
terrestrial intertidal
Tail color
Flooded grasslands
drink mother's milk in childhood
hot Africa south of the desert, many savannas and forests
Litter size
ants
Tropical savanna
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
°C
Not specified
Actively searching habitats to locate food items.
Where are they found?
Species lacks any fixed or lasting shelter structure.
Describes food handling or digging performed with the forelimbs.
Low precipitation in winter
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Offspring
Tropical moist forest
Elders
Bro
normal sexual
Taxons
if born as {name}
age
birth date
Palearctic realm
no permanent shelter
rest
Fur color
Close
was
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
The basics
Neotropical realm
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
Insects
primary food sources
Neotropical realm
after transformation until death
Potential Habitat
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
Mass
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
Gestation
land
{name} birthday
Always hot
No results found
Hot with heavy summer rains
On the map
all life stages
Female ♀
insectivore
nest located directly on the ground surface on land
termites
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
birth year
Maturity
lots of rain, summer from warm to very hot
Tongue count
terrestrial habitat, land surface outside water
sq mm
yr
Snout size
protection from sun
How similar?
Male ♂
until the celebration
baby / chick
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
Neither
from birth to adulthood
Young offspring still dependent on parental care.
caring mother
What do they eat?
Where do they live?
Immature individual that has not yet reached reproductive maturity.
forests on land — tropical, temperate, boreal
water often floods the land, lots of grass
world of Afrotropics
savanna
Tears open termite mounds and anthills with clawed front paws and collects insects with a long tongue.
Duration
live insects
This is me
Gamers
hot, heavy rains in summer, little precipitation in winter
How are they built?
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
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My age?
wk
My size?
terrestrial
Asexual
swap
live termites
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Where do they take shelter?
inhabit and develop on land, outside water bodies
celebrated their {n} birthday
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
very hot all year round, frequent rains, but sometimes dry
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
47 to 74 kilograms, 1.2 – 2.8 meters
foraging
Hermaphrodite ⚥
Uses the tongue to locate, manipulate, or ingest food items.
embryo
Length
kg
Observations
◉{N} more on tap